Market Trends : Value of the low carbon and environmental  goods sector (EGS)

The global market value of the low carbon and environmental goods and services sector was £3.196 trillion in 2009/2010. It is estimated that overall the global low carbon and environmental goods and services sector grew by approximately 6% in 2009/2010. This is forecast to continue and rise to approximately 8% in 2020, despite the downgrading of growth forecasts due to recent economic circumstances.

UK low carbon and environmental sector

The value of the UK low carbon and environmental goods and services sector was £116.9 billion in 2009/2010 with the 'newer' sectors of renewable energy and emerging low carbon being considered to be significantly higher in value than the more established environmental sector.

 

Driving Change Management : Global environmental consultancy market worth US$25 billion; forecast to grow by 18% by 2014/15

The value of the global environmental consultancy market was found to be US$25.4 billion (£15.7bn) in 2009/10 and is forecast to reach $30 billion (£18.6bn) by 2014/15, according to research by Environment Analyst presented in our newly-released report, Global Environmental Consulting Strategies and Competitor Analysis 2011.

Twelve international consultancies accounted for just under a quarter of this market. In order of market share, they are: URS Corporation, CH2M Hill, Arcadis, Golder Associates, Environmental Resources Management (ERM), MWH Global, RPS Group, AECOM, Enviros, Parsons Brinckerhoff (Balfour Beatty), Environ, WSP Environment & Energy and WorleyParsons.

Free data and insights are available in the article and accompanying press release:

- News article: http://environment-analyst.com/3984

- Press release: http://environment-analyst.com/downloads/Global-EC-report-2011-press-release.pdf